Electric-light bracket.



PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

H. F. HUG- ELECTRIC LIGHT BRACKET.

APPLIOLTIOK FILED HIKE 19 1905.

Q Vi masses UNIT STATES PATENT oFFroE.

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Specification'of Letters Patent: I

Application. filed. JnnelSy-lQOES... Serial no. .2 sense.

Te -all whom it maymonccrn Be'it. known that, 1,,EUGENE F. HUG; a. citizen of the United States, residing, atE- le girl, inithe county ofJUnion and .Stateof Oregen, have invented certainv new, and;- useful Improvements in-Electricrliight Brackets, oft" erally suspendedfromftheceiling by meansof electric cords which'maybe lengthened-or shortened or drawnto any position-- by. at;--- taching. at stringto the lamp or its suspend-- Zing-cord and drawingit inthedesired direc tion and. attaching, said. string to the: wall,

window, door, .or other convenient portion of: the room; This practicerequirestime, and astring is not 'always convenient. at. hand. Hence the inconvenience and annoyance-of not having the light at, the; desired point must be endured. This inventiorn provides a pivotally-suspended arm. upon which the lamp is mounted to travel; thereby admitting of adjusting the lamp to any position within the sweep of the arm.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and ac-.

companying drawings.

While the invention may be-adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or essential features thereof,'still the preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which p Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electric-light support or bracket embodying the invention. Fig. 2 .is a transverse section of the supportingarm, showing the parts on a larger scale, the dotted lines illustrating the relative position of the trolley or .carrier from which the lamp .is suspended. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the pivot-joint or swivel-support of the bracket-arm.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters. I Thls invention contemplates a pivotallyof t e' arm, the. radial% adjustment, being effected by shifting I the lamp longitudinally E-being attained by. swinging the. arm. tothe and? is adapted; tosbe rigidly attached! to the Inthe. preferable, construction. the. supportlarformation, and a pendentirom the race an. outer flange of. the; turnepl'ate 4.

provide aswivel-fconnectionto admit of turn:

brace 6 strengthens the arm 1 and is rigidly connected to the turn-plate 4 and may be of any design to give a pleasing and ornamental effect to the fixture or bracket.

The lamp 2 may be of any type and is suspended from the .arm 1 by means of an electric cord 7, which maybe lengthened or shortened to admit of raising of lowering the lamp.

construction, it being preferred to employ an automatic contrivance comprising a, springactuated drum and cooperating ratchetawls, whereby the lamp may be raised or owered in substantially the same manner as a spring shade-roller. A carrier or trolley 9 is mounted to travel upon the arm 1, and the lamp 2 is attached to and suspended therefrom.

utilize the arm 1 as a conductor, and for this purpose said arm is longitudinally split or divided, the sections being electrically insulated from each other to serve as leads for the outflowing and the return current. ner ends of the sections of the arm 1 are elecof a rosette centrally disposed with reference Patented.- 'June- I 9, 1 9062.

gsupportedi arml 1, mounted-so to .swingin;

an approximately horizontal" plane-.. The. i electric. lamp .2 issmountedgto travel upon .the arm 1 ,,hence. may. be readily adjustedl to. 3 any csition within the. range of. movement-v up on the arm and the horizontal adjustment:

required angular. position. Q The: arm. li'may' be ofany length andsu ported inany. man-, @ner: to. admit of its pivotal. or. horizontal.

'gswinging; movement. In one. manner ofsupporting the. arm 1' aplate 3 is. provided ing-plate 3 and'the turneplate 4: areof c1rcu-- plate 3, is inturned at its.- lowerredgeito em- {The two. plates; and 4; are. joined so as. to,

imgf the arm 1 freely any direction. A.

trically connected with pole-pieces 10 and 11' ceiling. or; otherv convenient. support, and. a. seconctplate' i isconnectedto the plate 3 a. mannerqtoareadily turn; .thearm 1; being-car riediby the plates: and movable therewith...

A take-up device 8 is rovided in the length of the suspending-cor 7 and may be of any The electric current may be s p lied to v I the lamp in any manner; but it is pre erred to The into the swivel connection of the arm or bracket, the connection between said polepieces and the sections of the arm being such as not to interfere with the free rotation or pivotal movement of the arm. The supporting-wheels of the trolley or carrier 9 make electric connection with the respective sections of the arm 1, and the wires of the electric cord 7 are connected with the respective supporting-wheels. It is to be understood that the supporting-wheels of the trolley or carrier are electrically insulated from each other, so .as to preclude the possibility of short-circuiting the lamp.

Within the purview of the invention it is contemplated to support the bracket or fixture in any manner so as to swing in a circle or in the arc of a circle, according to existing conditions and the particular design of the fixture. In the preferable structure it is contemplated to have the arm '1 swing in a complete circle, so as to cover a wide range of space. In any angular position of the arm 1 and in any position of the lamp with reference to said arm the electric current is maintained. Hence the lamp may be instantly shifted to any required position and raised or lowered without necessitating interruption of the circuit or the tightening or loosening of any fastening or par Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. An electric-light support or fixture comprising an arm pivotally supported to swing in an approximately horizontal plane and constituting a conductor, and an electric lamp mounted to travel upon said arm and deriving current therefrom by direct contact in any adjusted position.

2. An electric-light fixture comprising a pivotally-mounted arm composed of longitudinally-arranged bars electrically -insulated from each other and forming conductors, an electric lamp mounted to travel upon the members of said arm and receiving current therefrom in any adjusted position, and means for adjustably connecting the lamp with the said arm.

3. An electric-light fixture con'iprising a swinging arm embodying longitudinal sections electrically insulated from each other, means for supplying an electric current to said sections, and an electric lamp mounted to travel upon the arm and in electric connection with the respective sections thereof.

4. 'An electric-light fixture comprising a pivotally-mounted arm comprising longitudinal sections electrically insulated from each other, a carrier mounted to travel upon said arm and having electrically-insulated parts in electrical connection with corresponding sections of the arm, an electric lamp, an electric cord connecting said lamp with the respective parts of the carrier, and a take-up in the length of said electric cord to admit of lengthening and shortening it.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE F. HUG.

Witnesses:

Z. A. STooP, S. M. GOFF. I 

